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An extended-gate type organic field effect transistor functionalised by phenylboronic acid for saccharide detection
Tsuyoshi Minami1, Tsukuru Minamiki, Yuki Hashima
1Research Center for Organic Electronics (ROEL), Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan. tminami@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Saccharides in water are detected electrically using an extended-gate type organic field effect transistor (OFET) functionalised by a phenylboronic acid monolayer. The response patterns of the monosaccharides are significantly different, suggesting that OFET devices can successfully read out the saccharide recognition behaviour of boronic acids and be potentially applied to healthcare devices modified with supramolecular receptors.

